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The Rest Is HistoryJanuary 5, 2022

12 Days: Death of Edward the Confessor and the Dreyfus Affair

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The catalyst for the upheaval of 1066 and one of the most controversial episodes in French history happened on this day in history. *The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*: Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia! Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook
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An Officer and a Spy
Robert Harris

“Robert Harris has an absolutely wonderful novel about the Dreyfus affair. It's amazing because you know exactly what's going to happen and you keep turning pages to find out what's going to happen.”

ASIN: 0345804856
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Jacuzzi
Emil Zola

“Emil Zola famously writes the front page story, Jacuzzi, in which he basically says the entire French establishment.”

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Proust

“It's really brilliant. It looks terribly long. I mean, it is very long, but as a portrait of French society in this period, it's kind of incomparable.”

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